FIP, as the global leader for pharmacy, has taken the initiative to build the “FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools”, which will be the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of pharmacy institutions from around the world. This global list is intended to guide all pharmacy stakeholders, from students to policymakers, in assessing the appropriateness and effectiveness of pharmacy education strategies. The availability, completeness and quality of FIP’s World List of Pharmacy Schools means it will provide a unique source of information for pharmaceutical workforce policies, procedures and plans.
Further background on the FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools:
The FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools is an initiative to monitor pharmaceutical capacity and capability, similar to those of many other global organisations, such as the World Medical Schools List held by the World Medical Association. Given 2021 is the World Health Organization’s Year of Health and Care Workers, the need for our global organisations to demonstrate increased capacity in all health workers is key to ensure our professions are not further diminished but amplified.
FIP is a founder member of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) with doctors, nurses, dentists, and physiotherapists. All WHPA members have been requested to feedback their schools’ status to the WHO as part of pandemic preparedness, and FIP having a list of accredited pharmacy schools will help to identify where schools may be needed and created to ensure long-term pharmaceutical workforce capacity.
University of Alberta
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmacuetical Sciences
Vision: Excellence in pharmacy education and research through learning, discovery and citizenship.
Mission: To address the needs of society as they relate to pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences. The mission will be carried out through discovery, dissemination, and application of new knowledge involving teaching and learning, research and creative activity, community involvement, and partnerships.
The Faculty's undergraduate program is fully accredited by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy programs in Canada. Its Graduate Studies and Research programs have been ranked by an External Review Committee as being in the top rankings in North America.
Students of the Faculty continually place first in Canada in the National Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada examinations. In fact, they have held that honor for 18 of the past 20 years. In 12 of those years, a student from the Faculty won the individual award for the highest achievement in these examinations in all of Canada.
The Faculty's researchers attract approximately $2 million annually in external research grants and contracts. The Faculty has also excelled in transferring its research technology to the marketplace. Many of the University's spin-off companies originated in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Built on Excellence... The pharmaceutical sciences are the base for the development of safe and effective drugs. Pharmacy practice is the application of scientific knowledge to enhance patient care. These are the components of teaching at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Students are educated to provide information and medication in a way that provides optimal patient care.
Our Faculty has built a reputation as one of the finest pharmacy schools in Canada. We have embraced new technologies, developed new approaches to pharmacy education and created an environment for innovative research. Our graduates are acknowledged as outstanding pharmacy professionals, and the work of our academic staff is respected nationally and internationally.